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New York Woman Wins National Recycling Prize
America
Recycles Day, Inc. today awarded its National Grand Prize, a new Ford
Escape Hybrid, to Myrna Gittler of Plainview, New York. Myrna’s pledge
to recycle more was drawn from more than 100,000 pledges entered in the
national drawing during last year’s America Recycles campaign, which is
celebrated on November 15 of each year.Rockville Centre, Ny) June 2006
— America Recycles Day, Inc. today awarded its National Grand Prize, a
new Ford Escape Hybrid, to Myrna Gittler of Plainview, New York.
Myrna’s pledge to recycle more was drawn from more than 100,000 pledges
entered in the national drawing during last year’s America Recycles
campaign, which is celebrated on November 15 of each year. America
Recycles awards prizes such as fuel-efficient cars, bikes composed of
recycled content, and in some years, eco-friendly houses to raise
awareness of the importance of recycling and buying products made from
recycled materials. In 2005, Americans of all ages from all 50 states
filled out pledge cards, which were entered into the drawing. The
pledge cards, submitted at more than 900 America Recycles events
nationwide and via the America Recycles website, asked participants to
affirm their commitment to recycling and buying recycled products.
Myrna was joined by her husband, Harold, in accepting the keys to their
new hybrid SUV during a ceremony today at Able Ford in Rockville
Centre. Mayor Eugene Murray (Village of Rockville Centre, NY); Meg
Morris, Chairperson, America Recycles (Washington, DC) and Jimmy
O’Connor, Program Coordinator, America Recycles (Washington, DC), along
with representatives from the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation and the Association of Long Island Recycling
Officials presented the car to the couple.America Recycles events are
coordinated throughout New York by the Department of Environmental
Conservation. “By actively participating in America Recycles campaigns,
New York is doing an excellent job of making its residents aware of the
value of recycling and buying recycled products,” said Meg Morris.The
Gittlers, longtime recyclers of 30 years on Long Island, take their
pledge to recycle to heart. Myrna Gittler, director of a nearby nursery
school, utilizes recycled materials on a daily basis, from reusing the
back side of office paper to arts and crafts projects for the children.
Harold Gittler, retired South Bronx social work administrator, used
recycled materials for craft projects and to furnish the community
facility. “We all should recycle and reuse materials, whenever
possible, to avoid wasting natural resources,” remarked Myrna
Gittler.America Recycles also awarded five Trek bicycles made with
recycled aluminum frames to youth who completed pledge cards, including
Brendan Nelson, Connecticut; Lindsey Martin, Michigan; Melvin Patrick
Pearsall, Florida; Julianna Foglio, California; and Mary Ellen Bennett,
South Carolina.
About America Recycles
America Recycles Day, Inc.
is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which sponsors the annual
America Recycles campaign, culminating in an America Recycles
celebration on November 15 each year. America Recycles is sponsored by
Novelis, Staples, Inc., American Beverage Association, and Waste
Management Recycle America. The organization is managed by the National
Recycling Coalition. For more information, visit
http://www.americarecyclesday.org.
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